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Re: Wind speed measurement?
Wed Oct 26 2005 06:11 PM

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That was a question I was going to ask
So.. when Wilma had 115 mph winds, and was moving at 50 mph, the winds on the east side were 165 and on the west 65?

Yes, pretty much. Vector addition! You can see why that would have been rather unpleasant for New England.

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Wind speed measurement?	BillW	Wed Oct 26 2005 06:11 PM
Re: Wind speed measurement?	Clark	Sun Oct 30 2005 04:24 PM
Re: Wind speed measurement?	Convergence	Tue Oct 25 2005 05:32 PM
Re: Wind speed measurement?	Chris Bryant	Wed Oct 26 2005 08:46 AM
Re: Wind speed measurement?	Convergence	Wed Oct 26 2005 06:11 PM

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